Lightroom Classic CC application workspace

Lightroom Classic CC is a complete toolbox for professional photographers,
organized into modules. Each module focuses on a specific portion
of the photographic workflow: the Library module is for importing,
organizing, comparing, and selecting photos; the Develop module
is for adjusting color and tone, or creatively processing photos;
and the Slideshow, Print, and Web modules are for presenting your
photos.

Each of the modules in the Lightroom Classic CC workspace includes panels
that contain options and controls for working on your photos.

The Filmstrip, located at the bottom of the workspace in every module, displays thumbnails of the contents of the folder, collection, keyword set, or metadata criteria that is currently selected in the Library module. Each module uses the contents of the Filmstrip as the source for the tasks performed in it. To change the selection in the Filmstrip, go to the Library module and select different photos. See View photos.

To work in Lightroom Classic CC, first select the images you want to work with in the Library module. Then click a module name in the Module Picker (upper-right in the Lightroom Classic CC window) to begin editing, printing, or preparing your photos for presentation in an on-screen slide show or web gallery.

Pastaba:

Hold down Ctrl+Alt/Command+Option and press a
number from 1 through 5 to switch to any of the five modules.

The activity monitor displays over the identity plate when Lightroom Classic CC
is busy with a task.

To cancel a process, click the X beside the progress bar.

To switch and view another process in progress, click the triangle beside the progress bar.

Manage panels and the screen view

You can customize the Lightroom Classic CC workspace by displaying only the panels you want, or by hiding some or all of the panels to maximize the display of your photos.

Open or close a panel

Click the panel header. To open or close
all panels in a group, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS)
a panel name.

Open or close one panel at a time

Solo mode applies independently to a set of panels. The
triangle in the panel header is solid when not in Solo mode.

Scroll through a group of panels

Drag the scroll bar or use the scroll
wheel on your mouse.

Show or hide panel groups

To show or hide a single panel
group, click the Show/Hide Panel Group icon . A
solid icon indicates the panel group is showing.

To show or hide both side panel groups, choose Window >
Panels > Toggle Side Panels, or press the Tab key.

To hide all panels, including side panels, the Filmstrip,
and Module Picker, choose Window > Panels >
Toggle All Panels, or press Shift-Tab.

Set how panel groups show or hide
automatically

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac OS) the outside edge of the panel group (beyond the
scroll bar) and then choose an option:

Auto Hide & Show

Displays the panel as you move the pointer to the outside edge
of the application window. Hides the panel as you move the pointer
away from the panel.

Auto Hide

Hides the panel as you move the pointer away from the
panel. You must open the panel manually.

Manual

Turns off automatic show/hide behavior.

Sync With Opposite Panel

Applies the same hide/show panel behavior to the left
and right panels or to the top and bottom panels.

Resize the width of a panel group

Move the pointer over the inside edge
of a panel group, and when the pointer becomes a double-arrow, drag
the panel.

Remove or restore a panel from
a group

If you don’t use a panel often, you can hide
it from view.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS)
on any panel header in the group, and then choose the panel name.

Change the Lightroom Classic CC screen mode

You can change the screen display to hide
the title bar; the title bar and the menus; or the title bar, menus,
and panels.

Choose Window > Screen Mode,
and then choose an option.

When in Normal, Full Screen With Menubar, or Full Screen
mode, press the F key to cycle through those three modes.

Press Ctrl+Alt+F (Windows) or Command+Option+F (Mac OS)
to switch to Normal screen mode from Full Screen With Menubar or
Full Screen mode.

Press Shift+Ctrl+F (Windows) or Shift+Command+F (Mac OS)
to enter Full Screen And Hide Panels mode, which hides the title
bar, menus, and panels.

When in Full Screen And Hide Panels screen mode, press
Shift-Tab and then the F key to display the panels and menu bar.

Pastaba:

Full Screen mode and Full Screen And Hide Panels mode
in Mac OS hide the Dock. If you start Lightroom Classic CC and do
not see the Minimize, Maximize, or Close buttons for the application,
press the F key once or twice until they appear.

Turn off all settings in a panel

You can temporarily turn off all the settings
in a panel of the Develop module or the filtering in the Filmstrip.

Click the Panel On/Off icon .

Dim or hide the Lightroom Classic CC workspace

Use Lights Out to dim or black out the Lightroom Classic CC workspace so that your photo stands out on screen.

Choose Window > Lights Out and then
choose an option. You can press the L key to cycle through the three
options.

Pastaba:

Customize Lights Out in the Interface
Preferences by specifying the dim level and screen color.

The toolbar

You can hide the toolbar or customize it in the Library
and Develop modules to include the items you need.

Show controls in the Library module
toolbar

Depending on which view is active in the Library
module, the toolbar contains controls for browsing photos, applying
metadata, starting an impromptu slide show, rotating photos, and
applying ratings, flags, or labels. The toolbar Info box displays
the filename of the selected photo.

To show controls in the toolbar, choose any of
the following from the toolbar pop-up menu:

View Modes

Lets you select Grid View, Loupe View, Compare View,
or Survey View.

Painter

(Grid view only) Lets you apply keywords and other attributes
quickly by dragging the Painter tool across photos.

Sorting

(not available in Compare view) Specifies the sort direction
or sorting criteria for displaying the photo thumbnails.

Flagging

Assigns, removes, and displays a Pick or Rejected flag
for selected photos.